| In North America, a prom (short for promenade) | | | | or dress and the boys wear black tie. Some males |
| usually refers to a semi-formal dance party held to | | | | like to even jazz themselves with colourful |
| celebrate the end of an academic year. In the UK, | | | | cummerbunds. The prom dress is long agonized over, |
| the prom was usually is a season of classical concerts | | | | carefully planned and bought or made. There are a |
| or “proms” held between July and | | | | whole host of stores and brands that specialise in |
| September since 1895. The British equivalent of the | | | | prom dresses. Present both online and in store, the |
| American occasion would be the Leavers’s Ball, | | | | prom dress biz is an exciting, fast paced world. There |
| Valedictory Dinner, Leavers’ Dinner or just the | | | | are numerous styles designs and colours available. |
| Leavers’ Do. Usually, there is a Junior Prom held | | | | Styles and designs that are rage today are totally |
| for those leaving the 11th grade and a Senior Prom | | | | out the next season. One of most convenient ways |
| for high school. This trend is said to have originated in | | | | to check out the latest trends is from the comfort |
| Cambridge where schools held a “School Ball”. | | | | of your home by surfing the Internet. Not only does |
| This is now called the School Prom. The trend of | | | | this give you loads of information on designs and |
| School Proms really took off in UK around the late | | | | styles of dresses and stores where available, internet |
| 1990s. | | | | also provides information about the trendiest |
| The Prom tradition is a significant herald of a | | | | accessories and hairstyles. Many stores or companies |
| student’s tentative steps into the real world and | | | | deliver the required dress to your doorstep well in |
| is a very important event in the young adult’s | | | | time so that fitting and alterations (if necessary) may |
| life. Girls at a prom usually wear a semi-formal gown | | | | be easily made. |